, April 10 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended in positive territory, while the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) closed lower, continuing a downtrend on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

At the DSE, the benchmark index DSEX gained 9 points on Thursday (10 April). The other two indices also edged higher - the Shariah-compliant DSES rose by 3 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index added 5 points.

Despite the rise in indices, most listed companies saw a drop in share prices. Out of 395 traded companies, prices increased for 149, declined for 168, and remained unchanged for 78.

By category, most shares under the A and B categories experienced price declines. However, companies in the Z category led in gains.

Of the 95 Z categor...